Word: unforeseen
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Because of unforeseen delay in the completion of the new Hilles Library at Radcliffe, Lamont Library will be open temporarily to Radcliffe students for the use of reserved books. This special arrangement will be effective during the first two weeks of the term only, and will terminate on Sunday, October 8. The general policy of Lamont's being a library for men only during regular college terms remains unchanged by this emergency measure...
Some futurists are less sanguine; they worry not only about the social problem of who would supervise this man-made evolution, but also about unforeseen side effects, such as genetic mutations. Medical optimism is also limited by the notion that there may be an increase of accidents and the general wear and tear of urbanization. Great population density will create the "encounter problem," the fact that the effect of any event, from an accident to a riot, may be multiplied beyond control when masses of people are involved. Even the most optimistic experts see no real sign that they...
...cigar, passed it beneath his nose, pierced one end, lit it, puffed three times, closed his eyes, leaned back and sighed, "Ahhh, good!" Basking in a lazy curl of smoke, he mused: "At every concert I leave a lot to the moment. I must have the unexpected, the unforeseen. I want to risk, to dare. I want to be surprised by what comes out. I want to enjoy it more than the audience. That way the music can bloom anew. It's like making love. The act is always the same, but each time it's different...
Twenty-five million dollars would be used for economic aid in the Dominican Republic. Aid programs in Thailand and Laos would each receive $7.5 million. The President's contingency fund for unforeseen emergencies would receive an extra $100 million...
...TAKE IT WITH YOU has been restored to Broadway with loving care and craft by the APA repertory company. The comic zaniness of the Sycamore family is a delight, and an unforeseen bonus is the tender re-creation of the '30s as a golden age of moneyless innocence...